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Adirondack Scenic Railroad crew members unload a rail bike in for a tuneup, at the railroad’s yard in Utica, N.Y. UTICA, N.Y. — On a sunny early-spring Thursday, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad Utica facility, located across the platform from Amtrak’s Utica station, was buzzing with activity as the railroad gets ready for a busy season. […]
An Adirondack Scenic locomotive and train. Alex Mayes UTICA, N.Y. — While the threat of losing 34 miles of track enters into long-term planning, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad has a lot on its plate as it readies for the 2019 season, including preparing for its latest acquisition: an Amtrak-donated Heritage Diner car. Amtrak recently notified […]
Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 No. 484 passes Galloping Goose No. 7 at Chama in August 2016. The railroad will assemble a gathering of “Geese” this year as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Jerry Dziedzic CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will host several events during 2020 to celebrate its 50th anniversary […]
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Carson & Colorado Railway are working together to repair Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18 after it blew a cylinder during an excursion earlier this month. On Tuesday, the railroads announced that while they are confident the locomotive […]
Rotary OY rests at Chama, N.M., in August 2018. The railroad expects to run the plow, and offer a limited number of tickets to the event, in early 2020. Jim Wrinn CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad plans to operate its 3-foot-gauge rotary snow plow for the first time in nearly a […]
This slide near Needleton was more than of 60 feet deep. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge DURANGO, Colo. – Wildfires, mudslides, and now avalanches. There isn’t much Mother Nature hasn’t thrown at Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in the past 12 months, but despite all of that, railroad officials there say they are […]
Arizona Eastern Railroad E8 No. 6070, leads a Saratoga & North Creek Railway train past former Delaware & Hudson RS36 No. 5019 at the North Creek Depot in October 2011. Dan Kittay LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — The idle tracks last used by the Saratoga & North Creek Railway in Upstate New York may see life […]
An Adirondack Scenic locomotive and train. Alex Mayes THENDARA, N.Y. — While questions remain on the fate of 34 miles of track that New York state has said it wants to remove to make a rail trail, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad is preparing for an active 2019 season. “We’re on the verge of beginning construction […]
Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18, which is being leased to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad from the Carson & Colorado Railway, blew its right cylinder and shattered the piston during a run from Durango, Colo., to Cascade Canyon, Colo., on April 9, 2019. The “Slim Princess,” as it’s affectionately called, is a Baldwin […]
Black Hills Central No. 108 comes together in July 2018. Trains: Jim Wrinn No. 108 in service at Weyerhaeuser in Washington state. Martin E. Hansen collection HILL CITY, S.D. — While American steam fans have focused their attention on the amazing restorations of 2-4-4-2 Skookum, 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, and Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. […]
An illustration from Brightline’s “announcement” of Convertible Class. Brightline/Virgin Trains USA April Fools Day did not pass unnoticed in the railroading world, as some organizations reported “news” in the spirit of the day. Among the highlights: — The San Antonio Zoo announced that its narrow gauge zoo train, the Eagle Train in Brackenridge Park, would […]
STEARNS, Ky., — The record rains that have impacted much of the country this winter have caused flooding and landslide issues in many areas, and now a Kentucky tourist line is dealing with issues from it as well. A routine track inspection late last week discovered a landslide on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway’s […]
